IF ENGINES could cry out, maybe Jamaica's energy bill would be a bit lower. Nationwide, idle vehicles are unnecessarily burning fuel, particularly outside Gordon House. Energy Minister Clive Mullings is now convinced that the matter needs attention.

OPPOSITION People's National Party has wasted an opportunity to put the interest of Jamaicans on the table during the Budget Debate last week, according to Michael Williams, general secretary of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).

Health officials in western Jamaica, including Dr Rao Ponnada, the senior medical officer of health for St James, have noted an increase in the number of persons attending health-care facilities suffering illnesses related to nutritional deficiency.

As the country seeks new ways to win the war against corruption, inspector general of the United States city of New Orleans, Robert Cerasoli, recommends that the offices of the contractor general and auditor general be merged.

At least one tenant at the Sangster International Airport has been forced to cease activities at the multibillion-dollar facility by the end of this month, as a result of perceived tourist harassment.

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is not yet ready to endorse the introduction of casino gambling, and has denied claims that while it formed the government it promised a potential investor permission to operate a casino.

She is not afraid of taking a second look at life and, if necessary, shaking everything up and rearranging it. Beverley Anderson Manley, journalist and former wife of late Prime Minister Michael Manley, created waves when she married a man

CASINO GAMBLING could soon become legal in Jamaica. The Government has given approval for a group of international investors to establish the island's first legal casino. Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to announce the decision and provide details during

SALES OF canned foods and low-cost protein-based meals have increased in the last few weeks, amid spiralling prices, according to recent data provided by some of the island's largest food-distribution chains.

THE DEPARTMENT of Correctional Services has launched an investigation into the escape of 11 wards from the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre for females in Alexandria, St Ann, early yesterday morning.